PURCHASE, NY.- For fifty years, Faith Ringgold, has used her art to comment on racism and gender inequality. Though best known as the progenitor of the African American story quilt revival that began in the 1970s, it is her pointed political paintings …
Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s are the Focus of an Exhibition
PURCHASE, NY.- For fifty years, Faith Ringgold, has used her art to comment on racism and gender inequality. Though best known as the progenitor of the African American story quilt revival that began in the 1970s, it is her pointed political paintings …
Neuberger Museum of Art Presents 40-Year Survey of Pat Steir’s Exploration of Drawing
PURCHASE, NY.- Pat Steir, a major figure in American art since the 1970s, has created some of the most ambitious and challenging drawings of the late 20th century. This fall, the Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College, presents Pat Steir: Drawing…
Sotheby’s to Sell Paintings from the Collection of Supermodel Jerry Hall
LONDON.- Sotheby’s announced that it will offer for sale a group of 14 outstanding and revealing Contemporary artworks from the Collection of Jerry Hall, the world-famous American supermodel and actress, in its forthcoming October 2010 Contemporar…
Art on the Underground Daria Martin’s Daydream Survey
LONDON.- As part of a series of artworks commissioned for the Jubilee line, Daria Martin has undertaken a survey to discover passengers’ daydreams as they travel on the Jubilee line. Using a questionnaire designed in the 1970s by Auke Tellegen and adap…
Sprüth Magers Presents First Solo Exhibition by Barbara Kruger in Berlin
BERLIN.- Sprüth Magers presents the first solo exhibition by American artist Barbara Kruger in Berlin. The exhibition will feature a new multi channel video installation, entitled The Globe Shrinks, 2010, that continues the artist’s engagement wi…
Sprüth Magers Presents First Solo Exhibition by American Artist Barbara Kruger in Berlin
BERLIN.- Sprüth Magers presents the first solo exhibition by American artist Barbara Kruger in Berlin. The exhibition will feature a new multi channel video installation, entitled The Globe Shrinks, 2010, that continues the artist’s engagement wi…
Egypt Bars Officials from Travel Over Art Theft: Report
CAIRO (REUTERS).- Egypt’s general prosecutor has blocked nine Culture Ministry officials from travel as part of an inquiry into the theft of a Van Gogh painting worth an estimated $55 million, a state-owned newspaper said on Monday. The painting, known…
Frank Auerbach Painting Emerges After 30 Years in Private Hands
LONDON.- An important and large painting Looking Towards Mornington Crescent Station (1972 -74) by the highly acclaimed artist Frank Auerbach will be sold by Bonhams in the 20th Century British Art auction at New Bond Street on November 17th 2010. The…
Frank Auerbach Painting Emerges After 30 Years in Private Hands
LONDON.- An important and large painting Looking Towards Mornington Crescent Station (1972 -74) by the highly acclaimed artist Frank Auerbach will be sold by Bonhams in the 20th Century British Art auction at New Bond Street on November 17th 2010. The…